My dual experience repeated.Please take heed.

darr wrote on 5/13/2001, 11:36 AM
I will begin by saying the dual systems are still not up
for prime time yet.I just went through hell and back on
this one.4 mobos later I am now back to a single 1 ghz
processor and an Intel board with 815E chipset.
Guess what?
This one works GREAT!!!Win2k and via and the controller
drivers are the culprits.Win2k does not see mode 5{uata
100} harddrives.Alot of gremlins for agp as well.
I am not seeing too much diff from running single and dual
processors.
As I said,been there and done that.
Do not let anyone hype dual at this point as the answer for
a great daw system.
NOT YET..............!!

David R

Comments

Cheesehole wrote on 5/14/2001, 12:41 AM
I disagree. I've been using dual systems with no problems
for 5 years. Not all applications will recognize or
utilize the second processor, but I've never had any
stability or driver problems as a result of having a dual
motherboard. And I am running on Win2k with UA100 drives
running at full speed with a VIA chipset.

I just went 3 weeks pushing my pc to the limits with
several apps open at once including Vegas without one
single restart. And which application ruined my marathon?
Quake III of course!

If you don't see any benefit of having a second processor
then you probably shouldn't bother, but if you have a solid
understanding of your needs and you see a benefit, then
don't be scared off by the previous post. Dual processing
in the NT world is solid and has been for a long time.

As for benefits to Vegas users... here's a few points:
1. Vegas doesn't use 2 procs to render.
2. When playing several tracks with lots of effects, and
interacting with the interface, Vegas will use the second
processor to alleviate any slowdown while zooming/panning
the trackview. I've seen it use up to 90% of both
processors in this scenario.
3. You can be rendering a movie, and editing or rendering
in a second instance of Vegas (or any other app) without
any noticeable slowdown. That's a big productivity boost
for some of us.

Dual processing is not a stability or driver issue, it just
depends on your needs... :)

- ben
karlc wrote on 5/14/2001, 8:35 AM
Our experience has been just the opposite. We have been
using a dual processor box for our DAW running Vegas for
about a year now and it is the most stable machine and
productive machine we've ever had in the studio. It simply
does not bobble, blue screen, or bog down ... a fact which
can be directly attributed to the lack of "peak load" on a
single processor.

KAC ...
chaboud wrote on 5/17/2001, 7:55 AM
To note, if different busses are running to seperate audio
devices (say, the many channels on a RME Digi9652),
everything from effects to volume/pan is done on a per bus
basis. If you have two processors and two busses...

you get the idea.
mc